Portland State to open season at Cal

Portland, OR (Sports Network) - The goal of winning a Big Sky Conference
championship starts with California dreamin' for the Portland State football
team.

The Vikings' first four games in September will be against schools from
California.

The 11-game schedule starts in Berkeley on Sept. 7 when Portland State visits
the Cal Bears. The Vikings also played at Cal in 2006, losing, 42-16.

Portland State will then play Division II Humboldt State in its home opener on
Sept. 14 - the first of five games at JELD-WEN Field.

The Vikings next visit UC Davis on Sept. 21 and host Cal Poly on Sept. 27 in
their first Big Sky game. The Cal Poly game is moved up to a Friday night
matchup to accommodate a Portland Timbers game in the MLS on Sept. 29.

All of the remaining games are within the Big Sky, including home dates
against North Dakota (Oct. 26), Weber State (Nov. 2) and Sacramento State
(Nov. 16).

Portland State also will play Big Sky games on the road against Montana (Oct.
5), Southern Utah (Oct. 12), Idaho State (Nov. 9) and Eastern Washington (Nov.
23).

The Vikings are hoping to improve on a 3-8 record under coach Nigel Burton
this past season.